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of the edifice, and on this rested the wooden 

 walls, whose form, together with the roof 

 and door, may be more clearly seen at 

 fig, 2. The height of the apartment was 



two feet ; its length and breadth a fathom 

 each. This structure is never moved from 

 its place. The walls are very thin ; the 

 ceilipg is of birch bark, with a roof of wood 

 and stone above it. It is scarcely possible 

 to conceive how the owner can creep into 

 this building, the door being so small. 



In a small bay of the river a large stone 

 stood two or three ells in height above the 

 water, which supported a fir tree six ells 

 high, and, as appeared from counting i^s 



